Dodgem 1970

In 1970, Cedar Point added a second Dodgem to it's new Million Dollar Midway. They called the new Dodgem, "Dodgem 2."

The new ride was very popular. Over the decades, Dodgem 2 was a huge hit for families of all shapes and sizes.

2001 was the final season for Dodgem 1. In the Spring of 2002, Cedar Point removed Dodgem 1 from the park. Soon after the ride was removed, Cedar Point began construction on Top Thrill Dragster.

Dodgem 1 was moved to Michigan's Adventure for the 2003 season. Michigan's Adventure received the building of Dodgem 1 and the cars of Dodgem 2, while Cedar Point's Dodgem retained Dodgem 1's bumper cars. The "2" was removed from Dodgem's name, thus making way for the Dodgem of the present!

Names over the years:1970-2001: Dodgem 22002-Present: Dodgem

In 2004, Dodgem received a new sign, new paint and a refresh to reflect its new name! The popularity of this ride continued to explode with this face-lift.

Dodgem was moved to the Wicked Twister Midway to give it a complete and total refresh. To make room for Dodgem, Krazy Kars was moved to Planet Snoopy and renamed Joe Cool's Dodgem School, while the beloved Kiddy Kingdom ride, Sir Rub's a Dub's Tubs, was removed from the park. Kiddy Kingdom was also downsized to make room for the relocated ride.

The classic family ride was rebuilt and restored in its new location on the Wicked Twister Midway.

In its new location, Dodgem received a new,redesigned ride entrance and a new fast-lane entrance!

The ride really looks better in its new location.

Dodgem is the classic bumper car ride found in many different amusement and theme parks around the world!

Dodgem was built by Soli of Italy.

Dodgem's floor has graphite on it. The graphite makes the cars move around on the floor. When the floor gets wet, the graphite changes and lumps up. This causes the ride to close until the floor can dry.

When the ride was moved in 2015, the building was restored and repainted.

The popularity of Dodgem has continued to grow over the years. Dodgem is considered one of the more popular classic rides in the park.

On Dodgem, riders drive around in the classic-style bumper cars. On the ride, the goal is to hit and bump as many cars as you can.

A new era begins

While the ride recieved a re-fresh in 2015, not much acutally changed with the ride itself, it was the same just in a new location with a new paint job.

In 2016, Cedar Point replaced it's Dodgem Cars that were in operation from 1977 - 2015 with new ninja style bumper cars!

The new cars are really cool! They move really easy, They are bigger then the old cars were and more confterable.

The new cars don't have a seat belt, they just have a lap bar that does not lock. Because of this, it makes loading and unloading much faster. These new cars really improved the ride expeience!

Dodgem is a ride the entire family can enjoy together.

Riders on Dodgem must be 48 inches tall to ride alone. Riders between 42 inches and 48 inches must be accompanied by a responsible person.

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